Chepeta Drilling & Exploration
Operator of record for 5 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Chepeta Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for 5 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 5 (100%) are plugged & abandoned. Its largest concentration is in Montana, with 5 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
5
Active
0
Plugged
5
Orphaned
0
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Montana | 5 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 0
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Chepeta Drilling & Exploration operate?
Chepeta Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Montana (5). Its 5 Montana wells are 0.0% of the 42,011 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Chepeta Drilling & Exploration’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Chepeta Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 100% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. None of the wells filed under this name is flagged as orphaned.
What kinds of wells does Chepeta Drilling & Exploration operate?
By product class, 0 (0%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Mcdowell 10-30 in Liberty, MT at 3,231 ft. The wells listed below sit in Liberty (MT), Toole (MT) and Teton (MT).
Notable wells operated by Chepeta Drilling & Exploration
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcdowell 10-30 | 25-051-21070 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | Chepeta Drilling & Exploration Co. | 3,231 ft |
| Morris 6-14 | 25-101-21132 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Toole, MT | Chepeta Drilling & Exploration Co. | 2,657 ft |
| Donald Meech 1 | 25-051-21186 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Liberty, MT | Chepeta Drilling & Exploration Co. | 2,107 ft |
| Aanerud 1 | 25-099-21007 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Teton, MT | Chepeta Drilling & Exploration Co. | 1,897 ft |
| Hanson 1 | 25-099-21006 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Teton, MT | Chepeta Drilling & Exploration Co. | 1,882 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Chepeta Drilling & Exploration operate?
Chepeta Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for 5 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Montana (5). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Chepeta Drilling & Exploration's wells are still active?
0 of Chepeta Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are active; 5 are plugged & abandoned.
In which states does Chepeta Drilling & Exploration operate wells?
Chepeta Drilling & Exploration is the operator of record for wells in Montana (5).
Does Chepeta Drilling & Exploration operate mostly oil or gas wells?
0 of Chepeta Drilling & Exploration's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Chepeta Drilling & Exploration's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Mcdowell 10-30 in Liberty, MT is the deepest at 3,231 ft.
Where Chepeta Drilling & Exploration's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Chepeta Drilling & Exploration — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/chepeta-drilling-exploration-127911 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).